2011年中国银行总行招聘笔试真题及答案
第一部分:英语能力测试
一、阅读理解
Passage 1
The angry wo man stood on the sta tion plat form
月台). ( “ The ra ilway should
p a y m e£ 1 4 , ” s h e s a i d t o To n y J e n k s , t h e m a n i n t h e b o o k i n g o ffi c e . “ M y
t i c ke t w a s f o r J u n e 2 6 t h , a n d t h e re w a s n o s h i p f ro m J e r s e y t h a t n i g h t . M y
daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me
£14.” Tony was worried. He
re me mb e re d s e l l in g t h e w om a n a re t u rn ti c ke t . “Co m e
madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for June 26th.”
The w
oman
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g
nd f
er h ittle
i
S irlw qollowed
r
a T
im
nside.
soon discovered. There was no ship sailing on June 26th. How had he made
such a c
areless
m
N k
istake?
w
t d h ots
nowing
a t
c
“
hat
o
o
l o o k s u n b u r n e晒
d黑
( 的 ) , ” h e s a i d t o h e r. “ D i d y o u h a v e a n i c e h o l i d a y i n
Jersey?” “Yes,” she answered shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I could swim
t o o ! ” “ T h a t ’ s fi n e , ” s a i d To n y. “ M y l i t t l e g i r l c a n ’ t s w i m a b i t y e t . O f c o u r s e ,
she’s o
t nly
“hree……”
f
t
c
s I’mp
our,”
“ s
b he
f
a hild
a
aid
r
half.” Tony turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said.
“But y
d ou g oidn’tf y
d
et
ned y or “ our
w
aughter,
t
w
id
o
looked at the child, “I mean — she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A f o u r- y e a r- o l d c h i l d m u s t h a v e a t i c k e t , m a d a m . A c h i l d ’ s r e t u r n t i c k e t t
Jersey costs — let me £
se
1e
5 .—
50. So if you want the railway to pay
£14 for your hotel, you will have to pay the railway
£15.50 first. The law is
the law, but since the fault was mine……” The woman stood up, took th
child’s hand and left the office.
1. A return ticket is a ticket that __________.
A. allows a passenger to travel to a place
B. one buys when one returns
C. must be returned if one wants to get his money back
D. allows a passenger to travel to a place and return later
2 . T h e m a n i n t h e b o o k i n g o ffi c e m e n t i o n e d t h e c h i l d ’ s t i c k e t i n o r d
__________.
A. send the woman away
B. get back £15.50
C. say sorry to the woman
D. make clear the importance of the law
3. According to the railway law, a child __________.
A. must have a ticket just like a grown-up
B. can not travel without a ticket
C. below the age of four can travel without a ticket
D. can travel with grown-ups without a ticket
4. At last the woman got __________ from the railway booking office.
A. £15.50
B. £1.50
C. £14
D. nothing
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. After checking the timetable Tony found there was a ship from Jersey on
June 26th.
B. Tony said sorry to the woman and paid her £14.
C. The woman did not travel at all to Jersey with her daughter to spend her
holiday.
D. It was clear that the woman was not honest.
答案:D A C D D
Passage 2
T h r o u g h o u t h i s t o r y , p e o p l e h a d d r e a m e d a b o u t j o i n i n g E n g l a n d a n d Fr a n c e
together. Even Napoleon had a plan to dig a tunnel 隧道)
(
and reach England.
O n e o f t h e fi r s t p e o p l e w h o t r i e d t o d i g a t u n n e l u n d e r t h e C h a n n e l w a s a
French engineer called Albert Mathieu. His tunnel failed.
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C881,
B
olonel
a
C
eamont
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f
B
nda
t aptain
t d
nglish
a tunnel. Their tunn el went six kilometers into the Channel. Queen Victoria
stopped t
a hem
s
i w d
nd
aidt c t
w
as F
angerous
I w av
o
onnect
good tunnel, and it is still there today.
The new tunnel (ready in 1993) is, in fact, three tunnels-two for trains and
a “s e rvic e tu nn el ” fo r fre sh a ir t o g o in an d for men w h o take c are of th e
tunnels. The tunnels are fifty kilometers long, forty meters under water. Forty
kilometers of tunnel are under the sea itself. They are the longest undersea
t u n n e l s i n t h e w o r l d . Tr a i n s t r a v e l t h r o u g h t h e t u n n e l s a t 1 6 0 k m / h . P e o p l e
drive their cars onto trains and the trains take them through the tunnel. Each
train takes 1,500 people and there are trains every ten minutes.
A special radio station called Channel Channel has started, because it is
impossible to receive normal radio signals (信号) when you are under the sea.
T h e s t a t i o n s e n d s n e w s t o ke e p p e o p l e u p - t o - d a t e w i t h t h e “w o r l d o u t s i d e ”
while they are in the tunnel.
6. What was people’s dream about England and France?
A. Napoleon could reach England.
B. Napoleon could dig a tunnel for
them.
C. Albert Mathieu would succeed.
D . E n g l a n d a n d Fr a n c e c o u l d b e
joined together.
7. Which is TRUE about the tunnel building in 1881?
A. The tunnel went six kilometers from France.
B. Tunnel-building was a dangerous job.
C. The old tunnel is still under the sea.
D. The queen agreed to the digging plan.
8. What’s the traveling like in the tunnel?
A. Trains and cars can travel at 160 km/h.
B. People can travel by trains through two tunnels.
C. It takes ten minutes to go through the tunnel by train.
D. People can drive their cars or take trains through the tunnel.
9. Channel Channel has started to _________.
A. tell people what the date is
B. send news about people in the
tunnel
C t. p ell
n eople
a
t
oews
w boutD r
her
sutside o t
orld
outside world
10. The passage mainly tells us _________.
A. the history of the Channel tunnel
B. the importance of the Channel
tunnel
C. it’s hard work to dig an undersea tunnel D. the people who tried to dig
the Channel tunnel
答案:D C B C A
Passage 3
Opportunities for rewarding work become fewer for both men and women as
they grow older. After age 40, job hunting becomes even more difficult. Many
workers stay at jobs they are too old for rather than face possible rejection.
Our youth- oriented, throw-away culture sees little value in older people. I
writer Lilian Hellman's words, they have "the wisdom that comes with ag
that we can't make use of."
Unemployment and economic need for work is higher among older women,
especially minorities, than among younger white women. A national council
reports these findings: Though unemployed longer when seeking work, older
women job-hunt harder, hold a job longer with le
缺s勤
s )a, b s e n t e e i s m
perform a w o sb
ella m r r etter, a
a m
re
w ore t l
eliable,
t
nd
m e n o r y o u n g e r w o m e n . Ye t m a n y o l d e r w o m e n e a r n p o o r p a y a n d f a c e a
future of poverty in their retirement years. When "sexism meets
poverty is no longer on the doorstep - it moves in," acco
Sommers, director of a special study on older women fo
Organization for Women.
Yet a 1981 report on the White House Conference on Aging shows that as a
group, older Americans are the "wealthiest, best fed, best housed, healthiest,
m o s t s e l f - r e l i a n t o l d e r p o p u l a t i o n i n o u r h i s t o r y. " T h i s s t a t e m
comfort t t
lo
hose
b
t
p iving l
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s overty
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ine,
u
old traditional beliefs and fears. Opportunities for moving in and up in a large
c o m p a n y m a y s h r i n k b u t m a n y o l d e r p e o p l e b e
businesses, volunteer in satisfying activities, and stay active for many years.
They have few role models because in previous generations the life span was
m u c h s h o r t e r a n d e x p e c t a t i o n s o f l i f e w e r e f e w e r. T h e y a r e p l o u g h i n g n e w
ground.
Employers are beginning to recognize that the mature person can brin
great deal of stability and responsibility to a position. One doesn't lose ability
and experience on the eve of one's 65th or 70th birthday any more than one
grows up instantly at age 21. ( 348 words )
11. After the age of 40, ______.
A. most workers are tired of their present jobs
B. many workers tend to stick to their present jobs
C. people find their jobs more rewarding than before
D. people still wish to hunt for more suitable jobs
12. From Hellman's remark, we can see that ______.
A. full use has been made of the wisdom of older people
B. the wisdom of older people is not valued by American society
C. older people are no less intelligent than young people
D. the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society
13. Tish Sommers argues that ______.
A. older women find it hard to escape poverty
B. older women usually perform better in their jobs
C. the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexism
D. more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism
14. According to the third paragraph, it can be seen that older America
______.
A. have more job opportunities than young people
B. live below the poverty line
C. have new opportunities to remain active in society
D. no longer believe in the promise of a happy life upon retirement
15. It can be concluded from the passage that the writer ______.
A. calls attention to the living conditions of older Americans
B. believes that the value of older people is gaining increasing recognition
C. attempts to justify the youth- oriented, throw-away culture of the Unit
States
D. argues people should not retire at the age of 65 or 70
答案:BBACB
二、完型填空
Mark Twain (马克.吐温), a famous__1__ writer, liked to play jokes on others.
But o
nce
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a j n w imp
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layed.
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a s mall
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said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never
laughed__ 3__ smiled and that nobody and__ 4__ was able to make his uncle
ark
ne
smile o l
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sure I can make him laugh.” That evening the young man and his uncle sat__
6 _ _ . M a r k Tw a i n b e g a n t o s p e a k . H e t o l d s e v e r a l f u n n y s t o r i e s . T h i s m a d e
everyone in the hall laugh.__ 7__ the old man never ever smiled. Mark Twain
t o l d m o re f u n n y s t o r i e s , b u t t h e o l d m a n s t i l l ke p t q u i e t . Fi n a l l y M a r k Tw a i n
s t o p p e d . H e w a s q u i t e _ _ 8 _ _ . S e v e r a l d a y s l a t e r , M a r k Tw a i n t o l d a n o t h
friend__ 9__ his about what had happened that night. “Oh,” said his friend, “I
know about that old man. He__10__ deaf for years.” (190)
1、
A. America
B. American
C. Americanism
D. Americana
2、
A. invited
B. were invited
C. was invited
D. had been invited
3、
A. and
B. so
C. but
D. or
4、
A. anything
B. nothing
C. something
D. everything
5、
A. take
B. fetch
C. bring
D. carry
6、
A. in a front
B. in front
C. in the front of
D. in front of
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